Zoning Board of Appeals - Regular Meeting

for the zoning board of appeals for Wednesday, October 8th, uh, 2025. Um, we have a relatively short agenda tonight, beginning with, um, a couple of, uh, time extension requests. Um, our secretary will will read the applications. Um, if your application is called, if you could come up to the to the podium to speak, um, that would be appreciated. Uh, tell us what your project is and uh, then it is a public hearing. So, I will open it up to whoever may want to speak and if no one wants to speak, we'll probably close the public hearing and then talk amongst ourselves, ask you questions as it may case may be. Um that said, uh let's begin with the uh first time extension.

Um I just want to point out that there was an item that was noticed in the paper that um is not going to be before us tonight and that was at 9 Milan Avenue. Got you. You know, they'll try to get that for next next uh application.

Glenn Arbor Golf Club, 234 Beverage Center Road, and Blair and M. Solu Trust, 21 Westfield Road, Beverage Hills is requesting a one-year time extension for resolution 11- 242 granted on 11625 and resolution 10-247 granted on 10 1024 for an amendment to an existing special use permit for the expansion of an existing driving range at Glen Arbor and for a variance to permit a pre-existing shed which results in a sideyard setback of 43.3 ft where 50 ft is required and where the pre-existing pump house results in a sideyard setback of 30.8 ft where 50 ft is required at 21 Westfield Road in the residential 4 acre zoning district.

Good evening. Good evening Associates representing Glen Arbor Golf Club. Um you recall we were before you uh roughly a year ago uh for an extension of the driving range uh which was also part of a lot line change. Um through that process um we now have a plat before the health department for signature. Um that is awaiting signature. Once that is done and filed we plan on uh starting the work probably uh uh just at the end of the golf season. Uh, ideally, uh, the health department has just recently moved the White Plane, so there's a little chaos there, but hopefully we get the plat back soon.

So, it's no longer next to the hospital. It's not in Memphis anymore. It just moved. Wow, that's a pain. Yeah. Okay. Um, any discussion? No. Hearing none. Can I have a motion to close the public hearing? I'll make it. Actually, we didn't have a public hearing. We didn't have a public hearing. No, not the extensions. Um, okay. Um, any questions for anybody? Do we have any problem with the extension? I just think, Mr. Chairman, I think there are just the one there are actually two resolutions we need to do because there's two different applications. Yes. Or two different approvals. Two different approvals.

Thank you. So, somebody want to make those You want them done separately. Uh, Rosemary. Rosemary. Kim. Kim, you want those done separately? Uh, yes, please. Okay.

Glen Arbor is a special use permit amendment. So the um I will recommend that we extend uh we grant the extension uh for another year um uh uh for resolution 11-242 um which was the um expansion of the existing driving range at Glen Arbor um and then also a separate resolution um for resolution 1024 extension of 10242024 which was the um variance to permit a pre-existing shed which had side yard setbacks of 43.3 in 43.3 ft where 50 ft's required and where the existing pre-existing pump house results in a sideyard setback of 30.8T eight feet where 50 feet required at 21 Westfield Road in the residential 4acre zoning. I think we're waiting on the um on the lot line change,

right? Okay. Um I don't I mean there's nothing else to do other than you mean if we grant you the year, you think you'll you'll be able to have it done in that time period? Yes. So, I have a second. Second. Second that. Second.

You want to just You want me to just say all those in favor? Um, yeah, we we can do that. All those in favor? I I It's unanimous. Very good. Including Al. Um, next one, please. Okay. Thank you.

Thank you, Tim. Squirrely Acres LLC is requesting a one-year time extension for 954 Old Post Road, Bedford section block and lot 73.12-2-1 in the residential forger zoning district where resolution 6-25 was granted on June 4th, 2020 for the addition of 19 guest rooms where 10 guest rooms are permitted in accordance with article 8 section 125-85. 5.3 J and where one year time extension was granted on October 5th, 2023 resolution 10-231.

Good evening.

Good evening. Jerry Tordella of Hawkman Tortoella and Wax and we're the applicants council. Um I actually think there was another extension that had been granted um in 2024 that would expire Septe October 6 of 20 25. It was resolution 10-241. Um, if we might look at that. So, when I was here last, we had three what I would call outside agency approvals that we were still working on. D, health department, and DOT. We have I didn't Mr. Allen's um firm obtained the D and the um health department approvals earlier this year. We continue to work on the Department of Transportation permit. As you know, there has been some construction that occurred on the site in connection with the cell tower that was constructed. So, we are out there. We're active. Um, but we really can't proceed with any further construction until we conclude that approval process. So, we're here requesting another one-year extension. Um, out of curiosity, the um there was a um a hedge that ran along Route 121 that blocked the parking lot off from the road in terms of visual visually. For some reason, that's been taken down. And I seem to have it in the back of my head that that was part of the condition, you know, a condition of the site plan approval at the time that it was granted. And if there's any way that you could find out if that, you know, why that's taken down and you know um if it needs to be put back up, it needs to be put back up.

Okay. I think that that was probably from the very early on approvals. Yeah. No, I'm talking about from the day from day one approvals. We can we can look into that. I wasn't aware of that having been removed or it's either going to be a a planning board approval or a ZBA approval. And if it's a planning board approval, the ZBA would have approved it through the planning board as a site plan. I'm happy to talk to our client about that. Yeah. Great. Thank you. Is there anybody else that wanted to speak on this application hearing? No one. Can I have a motion here? Close the public hearing. Oh, there's no public hearing again. So, sorry. So, this was only a um an extension. Is there anyone that had any reason that we shouldn't grant the one-year extension?

No. No. Um, then I make the motion that we uh we grant the one-year extension. Uh, let them get the things that need to get done with the DOT taken care of. Um, hopefully it won't take a year. And um, any this is exactly for the plans that were already approved. Any any changes to them um would you'd have to come back for a new variance. Understood. No, there have been no changes. Has there been a change of ownership in in the post? There has not. There has not. Okay. Everything's remains the same at the moment. Correct. Okay. Um does can I have a well not a motion but to to do does anybody have any objection to the extension? No. If not um can we grant it?

All those in favor? I again granted unanimously. What? Second that. Second it.

So thank you very much. I appreciate you. [Applause] Okay, moving right along. Chris and Isabelle Murphy are seeking a variance of article 3, section 125- 27D and article 5, section 125-50 of the zoning ordinance for 465 KTO Street, Headedford, section block and lot 73.14-1-4 in the residential 2acre zoning district to permit the construction of a detached garage where the sideyard setback results in 6'4 in and where the new pool house sideyard setback results in 22t 8 in where 40 ft is required in the residential 2acre zoning district. And where the combined sideyard setback results in 56 ft 1 in where 80 ft is required in the residential 2acre zoning district. And where the ground floor area of an accessory structure shall not exceed.5% or 619.21 21 square ft of the area of the lot. And where the detached garage results in 1,145 ft or 9.92% of ground floor area and where the pool house results in 682 square ft or 0.55% of ground flooror area in the residential 2acres district.

Good evening. Good evening. We're trying to figure out my easel. Um How many architects? Landscape architect. You You need a nine. You need a 9year-old. That would be great.

We should have I thought you brought it. Thank you. We should have. [Applause]

Good evening. Um Glenn Tyers, Seth Tyers, Kurtley Cameron, and Patrick Corgan, the architects on the project. Isabelle Murphy is in the audience. Um we're here to request a couple variances. Two of them have to do with sideyard setbacks for a proposed garage connection and a pool house. Um what also came up during the process is an exceedence of the 0.5% of floor area first floor area um which we exceed based on the size of the house. So I could walk you through this a little bit on on plan. You want to just grab that one? Yeah. Thank you. Can you guys see this or you want me to move it?

Well, we have We have a copy in front of us to make sure it's in view of the Yeah. Let the camera see that we got

So, uh I don't know if you've had a chance to get to the site, but it's a unusual situation. It's a very long and narrow lot. [Applause] It's in the 2acre zone R2A. The lot is uh 2.84 acres, so it is larger than the 2acre um minimum. Um I said it's long and narrow, so it's not your typical lot. The house is basically constructed in the north sort of west corner of the property. Um the proposal before you is to do a renovation on the h on the house. There are some additions. Um there is a new garage to replace the old garage, pool house, and a pool. Um the we are we currently meet our coverage thresholds. So, uh, as far as building goes, we are under the allowable. And as far as total impervious, we are under the allowable. We have a long driveway. So, what we did to get those numbers down was to basically redesign it. It's currently a loop. Now, it's a single drive to a courtyard. And a majority of that is now been converted to gravel. So, that certainly does help. Um when you were there you I'm sure you saw uh the relationship of the existing garage to the property line and it's close. I think it's about 14 ft. Um it'll be uh about seven if we are successful in obtaining this variance. Um everything is pushed to that corner. So there's not a whole lot of latitude of where else to put a garage and meet that setback. Uh behind the proposed garage would be the pool house and then

ultimately a a pool. The pool will meet all setbacks. The pool house does require variance for the setbacks as well. Um the driveway uh the new configuration I think is important to understand. Um it does free up a lot of this front yard. Um, the Murphy's have four boys, so, you know, having a backyard that's usable and as much of that front yard will be uh sort of ideal. They're pretty active family. Um, I'm happy to go into any detail on any of the other uh items that you might have questions on.

Thank you for the red tape and the staking out. All too often lately, you show up and we're not really sure Yes, thank you. We try to make it as clear as we can. I appreciate I'm sure the other board members do as well. Thank you. Thank you for Yep. Well, I can compliment you on the uh staying under the impervious surface on such a large property and also uh utilizing the gravel driveway to m to attain that.

Yeah. Um when we looked at this early on, we felt that would be a move in the right direction to make sure we're under on both building and impervious. And knowing you and our experience in the past, I sort of knew that was a good direction of I noticed an increasing trend. Yes.

Yes. And we also very good point. Um so where this lot is situated it is surrounded on three sides by property of the Ripwam Cisco school. There is a letter of support that was sent. So that should be in your file that uh is supporting this project. There was no other real residents near it. Mhm. Rick Wisa had kids playing behind the property when I visited. Yeah, very active

for sure. Um, so you can see this is all uh part of their sports field that's around here. They own all of this property too, right up to Clinton Road. Does the um stockade fence represent the property line? It's close. So through here it's uh practically right on it if not totally on it. That's holy with Yeah. So that is stockade fence is on their property. So all the wooded area on the other side of the stockade fence belongs to rip along. Correct. So that's what they've done to screen the house basically or that property from uh [Applause]

looks like you could lose a horse in there. But so yeah, these are some of the photos. This is the existing garage which is in really tough shape. Um as you come further down that northern property line, it's heavily screened. Um these are just some photos. This is to the right of the existing garage showing that stockade fence. Um, this is the condition of the garage and this is where the house is and then there'll be the garage adjacent to that. Is there anyone in the audience that wanted to speak on this or on the Zoom call? Seeing no one hearing no one. Can I have a motion to close the public hearing? I'll make it. All those in favor? I

I I um public hearing is closed. Uh discussion. Um I'm my comment is I'm I I agree that it's um a great improvement to make the driveway gravel and to lessen the amount there. I also thought the Halloween decorations were incredible. Great. They need a they need a building permit. I think you might need a storehouse after after only three or four after only three or four. Don't take down that front gate, the rustic gate when you come in. I love it. Well, imagine what they're going to give out for Halloween. We'll We'll be there. We'll find out.

You will find that you'll get no one coming down your driveway on Halloween because they'll all be in the farms or they'll all be in Katona. Exactly. Uh but they're nicely done and now electrified, too. So um anyway any discussion on it [Applause] any worries? They don't seem to make a lot of sense [Applause] and being surrounded by the school the fields that's nobody really you know it's going to bother anyone. No and they're and and they are in support. Yes. So,

with no negative comment,

well, then let me make a motion. Where am I here? Okay, where's my other thing? I'll make a motion to approve the variance, grant a variance um based on the um the um application as it's as it's written in our um in our um agenda. uh doing so we believe that uh the applicant cannot achieve um by any other means feasible what they want to accomplish. There'll be no undesirable change to the character of the neighborhood or a detriment to nearby properties. In fact, the nearby property uh that surrounds their property is in favor of what they want to do. The variance requested is substantial in the sense that it's quite a lot. You know, the distances are fairly close. But again, it's this is a unique situation where although it's substantial, it's not affecting the the overall job is not substantial. Uh it's just numerically as substantial. The variance requested will not result in any adverse physical or environmental effects on the neighborhood or community. The alleged difficulty is self-created, but it's only one of our factors to consider and by the board making decision and it's not to be it's not determined at that. Um if approved um uh the variance will be subject to the following conditions. The applicant shall use their best efforts to ensure that a building permit is issued within one year of the board's approval of this variance and then diligently pursue such construction to completion. The applicant shall submit a certified asbuilt survey including building and impervious coverage calculations to the building department prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. The variance is granted in accord accordance with the plans submitted to the board dated. What do we have here?

I have August 27th, 2025. What's it? August 2. I have 82925. Um, March is 27th. August 27th. Dated 27th by the day. Okay. August 27th, uh, 2025. [Applause] And uh lastly the if it at this time of year next year the same the same Halloween decorations will be out. Um do I have a second? Second. Mr. Marin in favor. Mr. Stern. Yes. Miss Lee. Yes. Mr. Van Loverin. Yes. Mr. McCallis. Yes. You got it. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you all. Thank you. Thank you

again. Seriously, thank you for the stake out. I can't tell you how many times you go and Oh, it certainly did. And I like And the dog the dog was nice. Two good dogs in a row. And the other place, you know, when you do it right, it's a little easier for us. Yeah. Yeah. Just have a good night. Good night. We hope not return. Thank you. Yes.

829. Yeah. 829.

Okay. Okay. Okay. Zachary and Elise Halpern are seeking a variance of article 8 section 125-79.1 and article 5 section 125-50 of the zoning ordinance for 23 Truly Lane Bedford section block and lot 74.14-1-6 in the residential 4acre zoning district to permit the renovation of a pre-existing legal detached garage to create a second floor one-bedroom cottage with a total floor area to be occupied as a cottage within the accessory structure did not exist prior to 1989 and the adoption of the town code for cottages and where the building coverage results in 3.78% where a maximum of 3% of building coverage is permitted and where the impervious surface coverage results in 11.01% where a maximum of 8% of impervious surface coverage is permitted in the residential 4acre zoning district.

Good evening. Evening. Good evening. I'm Luis Kadino. I'm representing Brian Lis and Zach Halpren. My associate here, uh, project architect Valencia. If you want us to bring up your package, we could. Okay. Otherwise, you know, we can just use the documentation here. Um, I think uh, you need to speak up. Oh, you need a a microphone. Can you just grab that one? Thank you. Okay. Yeah, you just introduce yourself one more time. Uh, Lewis Kadino, the architect. Thank you. Should I go over here? No. Okay.

All right. Um, as was stated, you know, we have a couple of issues here. Uh, unfortunately, we inherited uh both the building uh coverage issue as well as the lot coverage or impervious uh surface uh issue. As you can see here, we have a relative relatively large uh tennis court, pool, and patio area, which basically bumps us over what your regulations uh require. Um we are adding approximately 60 square ft uh of building coverage to uh for the cottage as well as another 60 square ft for a deck that leads out from the cottage. um uh space itself. Um as you can see here, yeah, the other issues obviously are not germanine. We're well within the 4acre campus of the property. Uh we do have a rendering here of an early study um which sort of uh encapsulates some of the feature of the existing architecture that's there and in in all due respect I think enhances uh the architecture that's there. But um that's about it. My uh uh client would like to say a few words as well um regarding the u use of the facility or the cottage as you speak. Uh we made a baby in June and uh

your name for the record please. My name is Zach. Help her. Uh we made a baby in June and uh we need a nanny for that baby and that that nanny is going is Lisa's mother. Um but that nanny needs a place to to live to help us. So that's what we're doing here. Thank you. You said you were adding some space uh around the garage with the There's a can we're canly ring. Yeah. You can see here in the rendering. Yeah. This is the footprint of the existing garage, right?

We're raising the roof and we're oriented orienting it uh because the client would like to have solar panels uh in the very near future. Um to increase some of the uh space within the um structure in lie of just pulling out and adding to the footprint, we opted to just cantalver the second floor. Nice. Okay. And not only that, for biofilic principles and such, you know, to give the um the mother-in-law uh you know, a place to actually walk out, have coffee and not have to go down the stairs or on the on the lawn and such. Just a a nice deck that too is cantally levered. Um so we're not

Yes. I I like that you're not adding to the footprint.

We're not adding to the footprint and the and the deck as well is not adding to the footprint. Um, so we're doing as much as we can um not to increase and and theoretically we really haven't increased the building footprint. It's the same foundation today as it will be tomorrow. So we're just building on top of because we did do some studies about you know what what you know could the garage be everyone needs more storage. Um and there were thoughts of increasing the footprint of the garage itself to not only have a two-car garage but hey let's put some storage uh we opted not to um given the criteria that we have to deal with here tonight. Um so this is uh the end results of um what we're considering.

Is there anyone in the audience that want to discuss this issue or on a Zoom call? No. Hearing none. Can I have a motion to close the public hearing? I will make it. You have a second. Second. Thank you. Uh public hearing is closed. Oh, actually all those in favor. Public hearing is closed. Um any discussion on this application? I love the dog. I really enjoyed it. Mom is a charm. There's nothing around this house at all. Uh it's not going to affect anyone. It's a quiet neighborhood. And on the interior, there'll be a stairway to the second floor. There's a stairway um within the structure itself already. It it

okay it actually goes the opposite direction because the roof line is the opposite direction. So when we adjusted the roof line, we reconfigured the stairs so it comes up into the space. The living space is here towards the back of the property here. Uh and the bedrooms here, you know, in the auto. Just make sure a mom, you know, gets up those stairs. That's it. They're comfortable. They're not being equal. It's a young mom. She's only 60, so it's a young mom. It's going to be around to take care of grandkids for a long long time. So, she's okay. All right. I get it. I make a motion. Sure. It's going to be a very nice place. Yeah. Yes. I love the rendition. Yeah. Thank you.

It's going to be gorgeous. I can't wait. I I don't I don't know if it's appropriate after the work is done to actually go and look because I really like the rendition and the way we never get invited back again. This is an early study, folks. Just wants to see the dog again. Hopefully, it'll true. Mr. Marin knows I like dogs. It's really not there. They knew they like dogs. Oh, they so they they they set it up.

But we never get invited back again once they once you leave. That's the sad part. Okay. So, the town of Bedford zoning board um of appeals has reviewed the application um for 23 Trudy Trudy Lane as noticed in our agenda and has uh found that in the the benefit to the applicant by granting this variance outweighs any alleged detriment to the community and has determined the following. that the benefits sought by the applicant cannot be achieved by another means feasible to the applicant and there will be no undesirable change to the character of the neighborhood or detriment to the nearby properties. Uh in addition, this uh this improvement will not uh in uh be noticed by surrounding neighbors that the the aspect of the uh garage and the apartment space is not visible or will not have any any uh issue in in terms of neighbors. Um the de the variance requested uh is not substantial in view of the fact that it is being used by an existing be incorporated into an existing building. There's not a new building plan and that state uh that um coverage has been li uh limited by allowing for a cantal lever design. The variance requested will uh not result in any adverse physical or environmental effects on the neighborhood or the community. And the alleged difficulty is is self-created based on need, but that's only one of the factors to be considered by the board in making a decision and it's not determinative. Approval of the variance would be subject to the following conditions. One, the applicant shall use their best efforts to ensure that a building permit is issued within one year of the board's approval of this variance and then diligently pursue such construction to completion. Two, the applicant shall submit a certified asbuilt survey, including building and impervious coverage calculations to the building department prior to the issuance of a certificate of occupancy. Three, the

variance is granted in accordance with the plan submitted to this board dated 9525 and received 9525. Thank you. There's also a site plan dated August 20th, I mean, September 23rd. 23rd, 2025. Thank you. And hopefully you will not be tied up with boards that are delaying, you know, delays in getting approvals. I'm always seeing more of that. But, uh, hopefully this will be scheduled for zoning. Yes. I believe like health department come and visit. Yes. And our contractors already filed building permit application. Okay.

Just waiting for that. that sort of lends it that you will be completing on your schedule. All right. Yes. The the planning board likes two hours. So, keep that in mind. You're going to have to get a board of health. I I'll make I I mentioned I was thinking the board of health. But well, we should put it in in the variance board of health approval. We submit it's been submitted. Okay. But but there's a delay there's there's some delays. We'll have to Oh, there is go after. Well, did you hear the first two applicants? They're here because they're delays. Kim, they relocated to him, please. I'll second the motion. Second the motion. Mr. Maron in favor.

Mr. Stern, yes. Miss Lee, yes. Mr. Van Loverren, yes. Mr. McCllis, yes. You got it. Thank you very much. Take back the extras. Then you won't need them. If you don't take them, somebody's going to ask you for copies. They always will. This is it. Anybody else giving up a No, they go in my pirate. Yeah, I know. I like them. And I have dogs, too. I have two. They're all rescuers. They're all rescued. Hinds. No, one is like a terri pound. The other one is We think she's a rat. Oh, okay. I miss my dog terribly. Oh, yeah. But my wife and I like to travel.

I know. We can for 3 days like we're going away. Ripple Cisco school is seeking a variance of article 8 section 125-75 and article 5 section 125-50 of the zoning ordinance for 425 KTO street designated as section blocking lot 73.13-2-5 on the town tax maps in the residential 2acre zoning district to permit an already constructed learning lab and playground where variance grant through November 2nd In 2023 resolution 11-237 for 22% impervious surface coverage and where the ins imperous surface coverage resulted in 23.93% where 14% is the maximum permitted impervious surface coverage in the residential 2acre zoning district and where the building coverage resulted in 10.49% where 10% is the maximum permitted building coverage for a private school in the residential 2acre zoning district. Good evening, Mr. Chairman, members of the board, P. Daniel Hollis, Gettinger, Waldinger, Mont Leon, Gashu, and Hollis, uh, attorneys for Ripwam Cisco school, at Ripwam School, and Travis Neell from KG&D Architects. As Miss Kowalsski mentioned, we obtained a variance of 11237, uh, which granted the variances for the coverage there. When the project was built, as happens often on a large project, the coverages exceeded a little bit here, a little bit there. Uh caused our uh coverages to go up to 23.93 um on the uh imperous surface and 10.49 instead of 10 on the um on the building coverage. So the that's all indicated uh in the zoning table on Yes. And we have the U zoning uh table from the 2023 variant.

So you can see the buildings that were there. I mean it's it's not discernible to the naked eye really when when you look at it. It's a bump out of a building here or there, but I don't we haven't uh required any sideyard or setback variances. It just a coverage issue. [Applause] The first page of that just shows a blow up of the certified survey as built in Wisconsin coverage chart and the second page shows what we originally submitted what you thought the numbers were um that show the lower percentages at 22% and just so what what happened like with the measuring

you know honestly you know the construction did not deviate from the design plans and I think we were using in inaccurate numbers or So was survey were they both over the learning lab and the playground equipment? No, actually uh the playground equipment was much was under under. We originally submitted it was around 200 square ft for the footings. Yes. And that what ended up being visible on the surface was less than like 15 square feet. So, the learning lab took up the I don't know because it I think it was also a result of some of the other existing structures on the building that probably didn't have the right numbers. Oh, yeah. That's a funny building with the you know, we're dealing with existing Kushman house. Yeah. Another structure here,

right? Um we have another twotory structure. We have the headm's house. And I think you know depending how you calculate those numbers and if you're including overhang they were angles. Yeah. The numbers deviate. Good news now is good that you guys require built survey. We have the numbers we can now work off of going forward. So are you finished your projects for for the schools for the indefinite future? Yes. Just until until they come before us again. Yeah. they would have to come before you for an argument in the future for anything

and any addition to the to the size of the structure would require a special permit amendment as well. But this is just the area variance on the coverage. Yeah. But we feel only the area variances are are required tonight. You know on previous projects you know we have taken measures to try and offset that. We have porous pavement. We've introduced gravel parking lots here and here. Um And to be honest, there wasn't a lot left to go in and take out what we do at this point.

Well, that that is excellent that you've taken measures to reduce the impervious services where you can. So I this this is not a um significant amount. So uh I you know I think it's understandable that something happened. Did you had come before us previously and you had like a storage built room up and you were going to do an apartment on that? Yes. That got that's all done. That got done and we're closing it out now. Okay. No mascot dogs. I think of I'm going to start a business. I'm going to rent dogs out to my client. It's very important site. Absolutely. Chihuahua. No, no, I'm not. No. Planning board is Chihuahua.

Okay. Zoning board likes the big dogs. Can I I see no one in the audience. So, can I have a motion to close the public hearing? Some move. All those in favor? I I second it closed. Um Howard was a second. What? I seconded. He seconded. Yeah. Um I don't see any problem with the This is the whole purpose of why we require the uh certified coverage calculations at the at the end. Um there's nothing egregious here to me. Um does anybody else have any problem accepting the numbers?

No. No. No. Not at all. But what you're in essence talking about is 650 square ft of building that's deviant. Yeah. And 1,900 square ft of pavement and coverage deviant on a on a total coverage of 63,000. So it's very little. Yeah. Okay. Yeah. I mean even if it had been proposed this way, it would have been fine. Um I propose that then we grant the variance um or amend the amend our um is it a special permit?

No, it's just a regular area grant. We'll just then we'll just um are we granting a new one or we are we um I think it's probably a new one. Uh it's really not an amendment.

A new one. Okay. So I'll propose that we grant a new variance um for imperous surface coverage resulting in 23.93% where 14% is the maximum permitted impervious surface and where the building coverage is 10.49% where 10% is the maximum permitted building coverage for a private school run. This is based on the certified coverages after the work has been completed. um doing so um has not going to cause any u undesirable change in the character of the neighborhood or detriment to pro nearby property. Um the it's already done so there's no way for the applicant to do something different. The variance is uh requested is not very substantial as was just pointed out by Roger in terms of the overall picture. The variance requested will not result in an adverse physical or environmental effect on the neighborhood or community. the alleged difficulty is is self-created, but it's only one of the factors and it's been uh it's not determinative at that. Um it's it's actually thank you I mean for for for going through our procedures of following through and getting the and getting the certificate of occupancy that you did the asbuilt survey to include building in uh coverages and impervious coverages which is where we're at now. Um so I agree. Uh so um we will um I I believe we should grant the variance for these two new numbers now.

Was that? Yeah. No. Good. I'll second that. This is Tequila. I'd just like to add the ASB survey is dated August 26, 202. Thank you, Mr. Marin. Yes. Mr. Stern, yes. Ms. Lee. Yes. Mr. Van Lover. Yes. Mr. Mallis. Yes. You got it. Thank you very much. Thank you. I want to stop by and see that. Do Do you need an extra copy of the plan? Yeah. That way you won't need

before um we I say goodbye for everybody. We adjourn. Um there is a special meeting of the ZBA on October 20th, 2025 uh with the planning board to review issues pertaining to the Habad of Bedford located on Route 172. We have the most of the issues are going to be dealt with by the planning board, but we have the special permit. Um just give you a little heads up and um so if you can be there on the 20th at 7 Oh, that meeting is at 7:30, not 6:30 because it's a planning board meeting here in this courtroom. Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Other than that, um can um we'll have a motion to uh uh to adjourn to November 6 till our next meeting, which is November 6 at 6:30 p.m. I'll make the motion. All those in favor?

I I unless you around November 6th. We may um Meredith may be back by then, so I still don't know. No, no. I I just got invited to a meeting retirement party. 20th. Yes, that's what I was saying. And that's a Thursday again now, right? Going back. He's he's available. Les, would you be kind enough to make yourself available in my place instead? How are you? What is retiring?